National Leader
Michael Adams: The Elderly Experience
As the executive director of Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE) Michael Adams understands the difficulties LGBT older people face on a daily basis. These difficulties range from economic hardship and increased isolation, to a lack of competent services and healthcare disparities. Michael also ...
Donor
Joanne Herman: Developing Transgender Philanthropy
The top three transgender organizations in the country only have a combined annual budget of $1.4 million, and that's concerning for Joanne Herman, author of Transgender Explained For Those Who Are Not. So concerning that at OutGiving 2009 Joanne helped launch the first-ever national transgender ...
National Leader
Janet Murguía: Latino/LGBT Collaboration
Janet Murguía is President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza, the largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. Using the 2009 Hate Crimes Prevention Act and the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT), Janet highlights what can ...
Donor
Brickson Diamond: Passion In Philanthropy - Getting It Back
After he lost his inspiration as a philanthropist, Brickson Diamond took a step back from the world to reignite his passion to give. Refresh. Reclaim. Regenerate. After his return from sabbatical at the Esalen Institute, these three words describe Brickson's motivation to change his approach ...
National Leader
Jerry Newberry: Including LGBT Youth
Jerry Newberry, Executive Director of the National Education Association Health Information Network (NEA-HIN), talks about the unprecedented media coverage of LGBT youth suicides in 2010 and the history of the NEA’s work in support of LGBT youth. Jerry also explains why, in 1989, he had ...
National Leader
Sherrill Wayland: The Story of Joe
Against his will, Joe was moved from Houston, TX where he lived with his partner of 22 years and placed in a nursing home in St. Louis, MO under the name John Doe - so his partner couldn't find him. Her knowledge of the law ...
Donor
Mike Schaefer: Where Do You Find Hope?
Mike Schaefer recounts the fear, anger, and disappointment he encountered as a young gay man coming of age in the 1980’s. After the personal loss of acquaintances, friends, and loved ones to HIV/AIDS and suicide, Mike stood up and took action to give a voice ...
Donor
Craig Harwood: At Seven I Knew
With humor and honesty, Craig Harwood shares what being a gay man has meant in his life – how he turned pain into power and change in the world.
National Leader
Deepak Bhargava: 3 Reasons Immigration is an LGBT Issue
Deepak Bhargava is Executive Director of the Center for Community Change. Deepak shares three reasons he believes immigration is an LGBT issue. He explores how the LGBT and immigrant-rights movements have benefitted from working together, as well as how these two movements can solidify their ...
Entertainer
Sarah Jones: Sarah Jones as Bella
Sarah Jones is a hilariously poignant Tony Award winning playwright and performer. This year she brought six guests to share their insights on what it means to be LGBT in today’s world. One guest is Bella, a young, overly enthusiastic, narcissistic, socially connected feminist who ...
Donor
Lynn Greer: Life Changing Experiences
Two life changing events brought Lynn to the LGBT movement. The first was the March on Washington which she accidentally attended because she was adding a panel to the AIDS Memorial Quilt in memory of her brother. The second was an OutGiving conference where she ...
Business Leader
James Rucker: Incubating Social Change
James is a co-founder of Citizen Engagement Lab, an incubator for new media organizing that focuses on marginalized and underrepresented communities. Learn what it takes to create an organizing movement by breaking down organizational and personal silos.
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